NFL Pro Bowl

In an ideal world, Jon Bostic would have entered his third training camp with the Bears on an upward arc, a former second-round pick finally hitting stride as an impact player. Instead, as Bostic continues to mix back into the action slowly at Olivet Nazarene, he's still something of an unknown quantity. With a new coaching staff making fresh judgments of the roster, Bostic isn't only learning the nuances of the Bears' new 3-4 defense but also working to overcome the physical setbacks that prevented him from practicing throughout the team's organized team activities and minicamps this spring and summer. Bostic said Saturday it was more than just a back ailment that...

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